Re: finger nails/ toe nails/ shoe fittings & hair cuts

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Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on August 03, 2000 at 01:14:26:

In Reply to: finger nails/ toe nails/ shoe fittings & hair cuts posted by kath on August 01, 2000 at 17:22:18:

Consider the possiblity that your child is hypersensative tactilly and auditorily. Perhaps the sound of the scissors near his head is painful, perhaps touching his hair in that way may be uncomfortable, etc. Or perhaps, he is afraid you're taking a part of him away. Look at all of the possibilities and experiment with ways to help him feel more comfortable.

For tactile issues, do things that will give him tactile input and dampen the oversensativity like using various textures in a fun way to rub his head, arms, hands, legs and feet, do body brushing several times a day, give lots of deep pressure all over, provide light-touch stimulation followed by deep stimulation all over his head and face. Also look at allergies as something that can make this worse.

For fearfulness, talk about it to him, clip your nails and cut your hair in front of him, let him explore the scissors as you cut or whatever you can do to ease him into the situation. Play beauty shop or barber or whatever can ease the tension.

These used to be really tough for my son as well. We'd have to ease into it gradually, do it in front of the TV or while he was in the bathtub. After awhile, we'd do it in front of a mirror, explaining what we were going to do before each cut, let him touch the scissors in between cuts, etc. He didn't get a professional haircut until just this year (8-yrs-old). Now he loves to go to the barber, get a haircut and a shave :).
Gaylen

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Subject: Re: Re: finger nails/ toe nails/ shoe fittings & hair cuts

Comments:: Consider the possiblity that your child is hypersensative tactilly and auditorily. Perhaps the sound of the scissors near his head is painful, perhaps touching his hair in that way may be uncomfortable, etc. Or perhaps, he is afraid you're taking a part of him away. Look at all of the possibilities and experiment with ways to help him feel more comfortable. : For tactile issues, do things that will give him tactile input and dampen the oversensativity like using various textures in a fun way to rub his head, arms, hands, legs and feet, do body brushing several times a day, give lots of deep pressure all over, provide light-touch stimulation followed by deep stimulation all over his head and face. Also look at allergies as something that can make this worse. : For fearfulness, talk about it to him, clip your nails and cut your hair in front of him, let him explore the scissors as you cut or whatever you can do to ease him into the situation. Play beauty shop or barber or whatever can ease the tension. : These used to be really tough for my son as well. We'd have to ease into it gradually, do it in front of the TV or while he was in the bathtub. After awhile, we'd do it in front of a mirror, explaining what we were going to do before each cut, let him touch the scissors in between cuts, etc. He didn't get a professional haircut until just this year (8-yrs-old). Now he loves to go to the barber, get a haircut and a shave :). : Gaylen